Pattaya Mail
FPO estimates 2012 economic growth at 5.5%
BANGKOK, 27 March 2012 - The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has revised the 2012 economic growth up from the earlier estimation of 5% to...
Special Report: Commerce Ministry promotes business expansions to BIMSTEC
The Commerce Ministry has encouraged Thai entrepreneurs to consider expanding their businesses to countries around the Bay of Bengal, especially Myanmar. ...
Govt to come up with new public transport fare adjustments
BANGKOK, 27 March 2012 – After many public transport operators have requested the Transport Ministry to allow them to increase their fares, the Ministry...
Tourism Dept: Foreign visitor count grows by 8% in Q1
BANGKOK, 27 March 2012 - The Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Tourism and Sports has disclosed that the number of foreign visitors...
Higher labour cost will not prompt auto-parts industry to lay off...
BANGKOK, 27 March 2012 - The Thai Autoparts Manufacturers Association has reaffirmed that it will not lay off employees despite the rising labour cost...
Fiscal Policy Office: Economic slowdown in China likely impacts on Thai...
BANGKOK, 25 March 2012 – The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has expressed concern that China’s economic slowdown will impact the world economy, including Thailand's...
Over 1.6 billion Baht granted to provide low-priced goods to the...
BANGKOK, 25 March 2012 – The Ministry of Commerce has approved a budget of more than 1.6 billion Baht in establishing a scheme...
Govt to promote energy conservation to resolve soaring goods price
BANGKOK, 26 March 2012 – The Energy Planning and Policy Office (EPPO) is set to encourage Thais to save energy in the hope...
TAT spends THB220 mil in overseas promotion
BANGKOK, 26 March 2012 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is set to boost Thailand's tourism in overseas markets with a budget...
Latest Stories
A strong Baht, who wins, who loses and why expats are paying attention
PATTAYA, Thailand - “The baht is strengthening.” It sounds like an ordinary line from an economic report. For expats living in Thailand, it is...
Pattaya authorities enforce sidewalk rules, ticket cars blocking pedestrian paths
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal officers cracked down on vehicles obstructing sidewalks, issuing a ticket to a white Honda Jazz parked on South Pattaya...
Pattaya bustles with festive cheer on Christmas Eve
PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya came alive on Christmas Eve as tourists and locals flooded the city’s famous Walking Street, soaking up the festive atmosphere....
Foreign tourist injured in fight outside Jomtien beer bar in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand — At around 2:00 a.m. on December 25, police at Pattaya City Station were notified of a brawl with injuries in front...
Foreign tourists clash in street fight along Pattaya Beach over minor bump
PATTAYA, Chonburi — A street brawl between two foreign tourists erupted along Pattaya Beach, causing alarm among onlookers and disrupting the area’s normally festive...